Technology
Elisa Floating Prototype Nearing Completion
The first offshore wind turbine with Elisa technology is expected to be installed soon at Grand Canaria, the second most populous island of the Canary Islands.
WaveRoller weathers through PTO trials
AW-Energy has informed that the power take-off (PTO) unit of its WaveRoller wave energy device endured one year’s worth of stormy weather during accelerated lifetime testing at its PTO test facility.
Tocardo earns Ofgem creds
Dutch tidal energy developer Tocardo Tidal Power has obtained accreditation under the renewables obligation scheme for its 1.4MW EMEC deployment.
European renewables industry calls for 35% RE target by 2030
The European renewable energy industry has urged the European policy makers to increase the binding renewable energy (RE) target to avoid deployment slowdown in the next decade.
DNV GL and Goldwind Form Offshore Wind Connection
DNV GL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Goldwind International to develop a new portfolio asset management platform to support Goldwind’s international offshore and onshore wind market operations.
Scotland approves 30MW West Islay tidal farm
The Scottish government has granted the planning consent for a tidal energy farm to be located off the south-west coast of Islay.
OTE appoints OTEC sustainability advisor
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTE) has appointed Thomas Kostigen to its advisory board in the role of Senior Sustainability Advisor.
DTU Developing Underwater Offshore Wind Robot
The Technical University of Denmark DTU has inaugurated a laboratory where researchers will complete a modular underwater robot for use on offshore wind farms.
Swansea tidal lagoon design up for planning awards
The design of the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been shortlisted in two separate categories for this year’s Planning Awards set to take place in London.
UTC Norfolk Students Help Develop Norfolk Vanguard 3D Look
Students from the University Technical College Norfolk have worked with energy company Vattenfall and 3D-visualisation firm 3DW to inform the development of software that will be used to show what the proposed Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm project will look like.
Bardot Group set for OTEC Lab launch
Bardot Group is set to open a facility dedicated to the simulation and optimization of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power generation systems.
Kongsberg to supply echosounder for Seacams 2 project
Bangor University has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply it with the upward-looking echosounder that will be used for research into the ecology of marine renewable energy development sites.
Global map of OTEC plants comes to light
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has published a map that shows the present status and plans for ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) projects worldwide as part of its OTEC working program.
WES releases O&M simulation tool for wave developers
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has rolled out an open-source operations and maintenance (O&M) simulation tool for wave energy developers.